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There's no way for this not to sound arrogant but I am tired of putting up with ignorance.

Now, I am in no way saying that there isn't plenty of things I am not ignorant about myself.  So, maybe this won't sound too arrogant after all.  Yet, I try to listen to others and learn about these things and not speak on them as though I am some authority.

But isn't it hard to talk about things with people where their knowledge of the subject is paltry compared to yours?  Ok, that's kind of arrogant, I agree.

Take for example, UT basketball and the game of basketball in general.  I have played (not greatly but that's not the point :) basketball all my life, so I know the game pretty well.  So, when someone starts giving their opinion on what player/coach is good/bad, etc., sometimes its hard not to use FACTS/LOGIC/TRUTH and completely tell them why they are wrong.

Usually, for this or any subject, what happens when you attempt to rationally correct those "someones" is, you spend a vast amount of time, breath, and energy, only to end up frustrated that they won't budge from their "OPINION".

Yes, I realize its a free country, everyone is entitled to their own opinion, blah blah blah, LOL.  But, that HAS to have limits, right?  I mean, you can't have the opinion that the sky is LIME GREEN can you?  Or, is it okay to say its your "OPINION" that the Grand Canyon is not a canyon?

It seems to me alot of us hold opinions out of ignorance to the point where we KNOW its a BASELESS opinion and don't care.  That kind of thinking is dangerous to an individual AND a society, and unfortunately has taken roots in our churches, too.

Or, am I just being arrogant...or ignorant here?